Pennsylvania fell marginally short of setting a new monthly iGaming revenue record during September, although the state was able to report a 5.9% year-on-year increase in total gambling revenue.

For September, gross gambling revenue in Pennsylvania hit $535.8 million. This beat the $505.9 million in the same month of 2024 but was 8% short of $582.3 million in August this year.

Figures from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board revealed double-digit growth within the iGaming market. However, sports betting revenue slumped 44.5% while land-based slots revenue was also lower year-on-year.

iGaming revenue hits $233.4 million

Breaking down the monthly performance and starting with iGaming, revenue here topped $233.4 million. This was 32.1% more than in September 2024.

Online slots accounted for $181.9 million of all iGaming revenue, up 37.1%. Internet table games drew $50 million, an increase of 17.8%, with the remaining $2.3 million coming from online poker, up 4.5%.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and its online gaming partners again took top spot. Total iGaming revenue for the month reached $87.7 million, some 31% more than last year.

Valley Forge Casino Resort remained in second with $66.4 million, up 40.8%. Rivers Casino Philadelphia placed third at $35.4 million, ahead of last year by 12.5%.

Sports betting revenue dips to six-month low

Turning to sports betting, the situation was much different. Revenue was down 44.5% to $29.7 million, which was the lowest monthly total since March.

Online betting generated $24.4 million of the total, while retail sportsbooks contributed $5.4 million.

As for player spending, monthly handle topped $850.5 million, up 4.8% from September last year. Customers spent $810.1 million betting on sports online and a further $40.4 million at land-based locations.

In terms of operators, FanDuel and Valley Forge Casino Resort retained top spot. They retained $15.9 million in revenue off $297.6 million in handle, for a monthly hold of 5.34%.

DraftKings and Hollywood Casino at the Meadows remained second with $4.1 million from $253.6 million for a 1.62% hold. BetMGM and Hollywood Casino Morgantown followed with $2.1 million off a $58.1 million handle for a hold of 3.61%.

Land-based slots revenue dips in Pennsylvania

Looking to the land-based market, slot machine revenue dipped 1.5% to $194 million. Retail table games revenue, however, held steady at $73.4 million.

Elsewhere, video gaming terminal revenue at truck stop locations fell 0.6% to $29.7 million in September. The PGCB also noted a 5.4% increase in sports fantasy contest revenue to $2 million.

As for tax collected by the state, the monthly total was $227.9 million. This included $106.1 million from iGaming, $10.7 million sports betting, $96.6 million land-based slots and $12.3 million table games.